Citizens' Party
Finnish nameKansalaispuolue
Swedish nameMedborgarpartiet
AbbreviationKP
ChairmanSami Kilpeläinen
Founded2016 (2016)
Dissolved2022
Split fromCentre Party
IdeologyEuroscepticism
Political positionCentre
Parliament of Finland
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Website
kansalaispuolue.net

Citizens' Party (Finnish: Kansalaispuolue, Swedish: Medborgarpartiet) was a Finnish political party, founded in 2016.[1] It was founded by the long-time Centre Party politician and MEP Paavo Väyrynen, who left Centre in early 2016.[2] Väyrynen acted as the first chairman of the party until July 2017, when he was succeeded by Sami Kilpeläinen.[3]

The party did not take part in the 2017 municipal elections, although Väyrynen was elected to the City Council of Helsinki as an independent candidate.[4] Väyrynen also participated in the 2018 presidential election as an independent candidate, finishing fourth with 6.2 percent of the votes.[5]

In March 2018, Citizens' Party expelled Väyrynen from the party, due to his alleged misdeeds with the campaign funding during the presidential elections.[6] Väyrynen denied the allegations and instead started a court case against the activities of the board of the party.[7] While the court case was still ongoing, Väyrynen founded a Citizens' Party's parliamentary group, intending to represent the party within the parliament.[8]

In November 2018, the District Court of Helsinki deemed void the majority of decisions made by the party board, including the decision to expel Väyrynen.[9] Chairman Sami Kilpeläinen soon announced that they would appeal against the decision while preparing for the 2019 parliamentary election as usual.[10] The decision promoted Väyrynen to abandon the Citizens' Party's parliamentary group in favor of that of his Seven Star Movement.[11] In April 2019, Citizens' Party and Väyrynen settled their differences.[12]

Citizens' Party took part in the 2019 parliamentary election, but none of its candidates were elected.[13] The party was dissolved in August 2022, and its active members were transferred to the Christian Democrats.[14]

Electoral performance

Parliament of Finland

Year Elected Votes Share
2019 0 7,645 0.2%

European Parliament

Year Elected Votes Share Ref.
2019 0 2,043 0.1% [15]

Municipal elections

Year Elected Votes Share
2021 0 41 0.0%

References

  1. ↑ "Paavo Väyrysen kansalaispuolue puoluerekisteriin". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Paavo Väyrynen perustaa uuden puolueen" (in Finnish). Ilta-sanomat. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kansalaispuolueessa on vain noin 30 päätösvaltaista jäsentä – tuore puheenjohtaja Sami Kilpeläinen aikoo jättää keskustan luottamustehtävät" (in Finnish). Suomenmaa. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Valitut: Helsinki". Ministry of Justice. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Väyrynen "äärimmäisen tyytyväinen" omaan tulokseensa – "Keväällä tulen ilahduttamaan Suomen kansaa sillä, että palaan eduskuntaan"" (in Finnish). Yle. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kansalaispuolue ilmoittaa erottaneensa Paavo Väyrysen puolueesta" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanoamt. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Itseluottamusta uhkuva Väyrynen jättää kansalaispuolueen, tähtää yhä Sipilän tilalle – "Olen ollut kaksi kertaa nostamassa keskustaa kuilun partaalta"" (in Finnish). MTV3. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Väyrysen tilanteesta päänvaivaa eduskunnassa: "Emme voi tässä vaiheessa oikein evätäkään"" (in Finnish). Uusi Suomi. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Käräjäoikeus: Kansalaispuolueella ei ollut toimivaltaa erottaa Paavo Väyrystä" (in Finnish). Yle. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kansalaispuolue aikoo valittaa hoviin ratkaisusta, jonka mukaan Väyrysen erottaminen oli laiton – "Mahdoton hyväksyä"" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. ↑ Ruokangas, Perttu (16 November 2018). "Väyrynen ei ehdolle EU-vaaleihin, eduskuntavaaliehdokkuus 'mahdollista'". Yle News (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  12. ↑ Varpula, Salla (9 April 2019). "Paavo Väyrynen ja kansalaispuolue sopivat riitansa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "Parliamentary Elections 2019: Party Results". Ministry of Justice. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Kansalaispuolue lopettaa toimintansa, aktiivinen jäsenistö sulautuu kristillisdemokraatteihin". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  15. ↑ "European Elections 2019: Results: Whole country". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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